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Forest Green Rovers face Scarborough Athletic at The New Lawn for the second time in ten days after a dramatic 1-1 draw at the Flamingo Land Stadium. Rovers scored a 93rd minute equaliser courtesy of 18-year-old Olly Sully who has come through the academy at Forest Green, he also made his league debut this weekend […]
Bristol Rovers interim manager Andy Mangan says being in charge of the Gas is ‘an honour’, and that the best is yet to come from his side this season. Mangan took temporary control of the Pirates following Joey Barton’s departure last month, and four games in to his tenure, Rovers remain unbeaten. They have netted […]
Cheltenham Town have produced an array of talent over the years including the likes of Luke Thomas, now at Bristol Rovers, Salford City and former Millwall striker Matt Smith, Marley Watkins who plays in Scotland for Kilmarnock and many more. This leads to the question, who is there to look out for in the new […]
Wolves Women striker Jade Cross says their 8-0 battering of local rivals Stourbridge is a ‘big statement’ and has tipped the Old Gold to defend their Birmingham County Cup trophy this season. Cross netted a hat-trick in Wolves’ rout of the Glassgirls on Sunday, and made clear how impressive the performance from the whole team […]
Wolves Women manager Dan McNamara hailed Jade Cross’ display in the Old Gold’s 8-0 hammering of Stourbridge in the Women’s FA Cup on Sunday. A commanding first half performance saw the hosts take an emphatic 5-0 lead into the second half at New Bucks Head to all but ensure a place in the next round […]
Since sacking boss Joey Barton, Andy Mangan has taken over on an interim basis, and worked his side to three wins and a draw in four matches. Putting his name in contention for the full-time job when the decision is made. Mangan is still a bit struck when he’s in charge during matches, recently admitting […]
Sopuruchukwu Obieri became Cheltenham Town’s youngest player in their history last Tuesday night at the age of just 15 year’s old, as he came off the bench in The Robins’ 4-0 defeat to West Ham under 21s in the EFL Trophy. Obieri broke the record following Cameron Walters’ debut in October 2022 who at the […]
Forest Green Rovers head coach David Horseman says his side “should be full of confidence” as they look to secure back-to-back wins in League Two. Rovers have had a tough start to life in England’s fourth tier having been relegated from League One last campaign with just 27 points. Having secured a potentially season-changing 5-0 […]
Swindon Town Women overturned an early setback as they put their name in the hat for the next round of the FA Cup following their 3-1 away victory to Liskeard Athletic. Despite their early pressure, Town found themselves 1-0 down after a composed finish from no.10 Chloe Williams who slotted the ball past Emily McGrogan. […]
Gloucester City’s new Brazilian winger Alefe Santos has promised to bring the Brazilian flair to the Tiger Turf Moving to England when he was 12, starting his Professional career at Bristol Rovers where he would make 24 appearances ahead of getting a move to Derby in 2014. The Brazilian moved around the league set-up before […]